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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ola and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Ola:
- 32.575232, -96.175488
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ola
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kaufman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Since Ola is near Van Zandt County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ola
Communities Also Named Ola ...
We found ten communities that are also named Ola.
Within Texas, the name Ola is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Ola is located in Yell County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Ola.
- California
- Sutter County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sutter County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Ola.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Ola is located in Henry County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Ola.
- Idaho
- Gem County
- This Ola is located in Gem County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Ola.
- Iowa
- Lucas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ola [Lucas County].
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ola [Gratiot County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This Ola is located in Elko County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Ola.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ola [Cleveland County].
- Haywood County
- This Ola is located in Haywood County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Ola.
- South Dakota
- Brule County
- This Ola is located in Brule County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ola that is located in Kaufman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brule County community of Ola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ola ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frog
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frog is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Post Oak Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Bend is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend
- Post Oak Bend City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Prairieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Ola to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ola and extending to:
- Kaufman, which is the Seat of Kaufman County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ola to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,704 miles [12,398.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ola could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5752, Longitude: -96.1755 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.502 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.406 degrees. |
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